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Now playing Next Spain Farmers descend on Madrid for major tractor protest over EU policies Wednesday's demonstration is the biggest to take place in the Spanish capital after more than two weeks of action. 21/02/2024
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Now playing Next Brussels, my love? Brussels, my love? Farmers storm EU quarter in Brussels In this edition, we discuss the root causes for the farmer protests across Europe and EU Commission plans to update animal welfare. 03/02/2024
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